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linguistic typology, Amazonian languages, Papuan languages, general linguistics, evidentiality, classifiers, endangered languages, language documentation

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Employment (2)

Central Queensland University - Cairns Campus: Cairns, QLD, AU

2021-05-27 to present | Adjunct Professor (Centre for Indigenous Health Equity Research)
Employment
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

James Cook University Cairns Campus: Cairns, QLD, AU

2009-01-04 to 2021-05-25 | Disntinguished Professor/Director (CASE/LCRC)
Employment
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

Education and qualifications (2)

La Trobe University: Bundoora, VIC, AU

2004 | Doctor of letters (RCLT)
Education
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

Institute of Oriental Studies, USSR: Moscow, Russian federation, RU

1984-06-22 | PhD (Languages)
Education
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

Professional activities (4)

Academia Europaea: London, London, GB

2021-06 | Fellowship
Distinction
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

Queensland Academy of arts and sciences: Brisbane, QLD, AU

2015-09
Distinction
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

Linguistic Society of America: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US

2008-02 | Honorary Fellowship
Distinction
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

Australian Academy of the Humanities: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, AU

1999 | Fellowship
Distinction
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

Funding (8)

Speaking Hmong in diaspora: language contact, resilience and change

2020-12 to 2024 | Grant
Australian Research Council (ACT, ACT, AU)
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

The integration of language and society

2017-01 to 2022-01 | Grant
Australian Research Council (ACT, ACT, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER:

DP170100918
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

Creativity in language

2016-01 to 2017-12 | Grant
DAAD Universities Australia (Bonn, DE)
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

How languages differ and why

2013-01 to 2016-10 | Grant
Australian Research Council (ACT, ACT, AU)
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

3. Australian Laureate Fellowship 'How gender shapes the world: a linguistic perspective',.

2012-11 to 2017-10 | Award
Australian Research Council (ACT, ACT, AU)
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

The grammar of knowledge: A cross-linguistic view of evidential and epistemological expressions

2010-11 to 2014-03 | Grant
Australian Research Council (ACT, ACT, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER:

DP110103207
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

Land, language and heritage

2010-10 to 2016-12 | Grant
Australian Research Council (ACT, ACT, AU)
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

The habitats of language

2010-10 to 2013-11 | Award
American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Bonn, DE)
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

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Speaking about knowledge

Studies in Language
2024-05-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1075/sl.23004.aik
Contributors: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
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What everybody knows

2023-01-04 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1075/ivitra.34.01aik
Contributors: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
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Classifiers: Setting the scene

Asian Languages and Linguistics
2022-12-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1075/alal.22022.aik
Contributors: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
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Beyond nominal tense

Studies in Language
2022-02-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1075/sl.20056.aik
Contributors: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
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Language and ethnobiological skills decline precipitously in Papua New Guinea, the world's most linguistically diverse nation

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2100096118
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2-s2.0-85106906723

Part of ISSN: 10916490 00278424
Contributors: Kik, A.; Adamec, M.; Aikhenvald, A.Y.; Bajzekova, J.; Baro, N.; Bowern, C.; Colwell, R.K.; Drozd, P.; Duda, P.; Ibalim, S. et al.
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Creativity in language

International Journal of Language and Culture
2021-12-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1075/ijolc.00012.sto
Contributors: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald; Anne Storch
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Hidden from women’s ears

International Journal of Language and Culture
2021-12-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1075/ijolc.00018.aik
Contributors: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
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Review of Fishman, Joshua A. (2001) Can threatened languages be saved

Australian Review of Applied Linguistics
2021-12-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1075/aral.26.1.11aik
Contributors: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
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Review of Harvey & Reid (1997): Nominal Classification in Aboriginal Australia

Studies in Language
2021-12-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1075/sl.22.3.08aik
Contributors: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
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Review of Plank (1995): Double case: Agreement by Suffixaufnahme

Studies in Language
2021-12-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1075/sl.23.2.11aik
Contributors: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
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The web of knowledge: evidentiality at the cross-roads

Brill
2021-06-17 | Book
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

The world’s hotspot of linguistic and biocultural diversity under threat

2021-04-12 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2021.04.12.439439
Contributors: Alfred Kik; Martin Adamec; Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald; Jarmila Bajzekova; Nigel Baro; Claire Bowern; Robert K. Colwell; Pavel Drozd; Pavel Duda; Sentiko Ibalim et al.
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The Grammar of Well-Being

Cadernos de Linguística
2021-02-14 | Journal article
DOI: 10.25189/2675-4916.2021.v2.n1.id322
Contributors: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
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Evidentiality and information source

Current Research in the Semantics/Pragmatics Interface
2020 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1163/9789004436701_003
EID:

2-s2.0-85095878953

Part of ISSN: 14727870
Contributors: Aikhenvald, A.Y.
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Alexandra Aikhenvald via Scopus - Elsevier

Language loss and language gain in Amazonia

2020-07-15 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1075/ihll.23.01aik
Contributors: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
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Bridging linkage in Tariana, An Arawak language from Northwest Amazonia<sup>1</sup>

International Journal of American Linguistics
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1086/704563
EID:

2-s2.0-85072895035

Part of ISSN: 15457001 00207071
Contributors: Aikhenvald, A.Y.
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Alexandra Aikhenvald via Scopus - Elsevier

Expressing ‘possession’

2019-03-05 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1075/slcs.206.02aik
Contributors: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
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Areal diffusion and the limits of grammaticalization: An amazonian perspective

Grammaticalization from a Typological Perspective
2018 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198795841.003.0016
EID:

2-s2.0-85061758823
Contributors: Aikhenvald, A.Y.
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Disentangling a versatile prefix: The nature and development of a polysemous marker in Arawak languages

International Journal of American Linguistics
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1086/694608
EID:

2-s2.0-85031760504

Part of ISSN: 00207071
Contributors: Aikhenvald, A.Y.
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Alexandra Aikhenvald via Scopus - Elsevier

How to copy your neighbors' ways: A cross-generational perspective on nominalizations in Tariana

STUF - Sprachtypologie und Universalienforschung
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1515/stuf-2018-0004
EID:

2-s2.0-85048035649

Part of ISSN: 09422919
Contributors: Aikhenvald, A.Y.
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Serial Verbs

Serial Verbs
2018 | Book
DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198791263.001.0001
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2-s2.0-85061117249
Contributors: Aikhenvald, A.Y.
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Alexandra Aikhenvald via Scopus - Elsevier

The magic of names: A fieldworker's perspective

Studies in Language Companion Series
2018 | Book chapter
EID:

2-s2.0-85050144301

Part of ISSN: 01657763
Contributors: Aikhenvald, A.Y.
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Alexandra Aikhenvald via Scopus - Elsevier

Worlds apart: Language survival and language use in two Middle Sepik communities

Journal de la Societe des Oceanistes
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4000/jso.8148
EID:

2-s2.0-85058847814

Part of ISSN: 17607256 0300953X
Contributors: Aikhenvald, A.Y.
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Alexandra Aikhenvald via Scopus - Elsevier

‘Me’, ‘us’, and ‘others’: Expressing the self in Arawak languages of South America, with a focus on Tariana

Expressing the Self: Cultural Diversity and Cognitive Universals
2018 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198786658.003.0002
EID:

2-s2.0-85040227002
Contributors: Aikhenvald, A.Y.
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Alexandra Aikhenvald via Scopus - Elsevier

The magic of names

2018-02-22 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1075/slcs.194.02aik
Contributors: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
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Gender, shape, and sociality how humans are special in Manambuxs

International Journal of Language and Culture
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1075/ijolc.3.1.04aik
EID:

2-s2.0-85052574274

Part of ISSN: 22143165 22143157
Contributors: Aikhenvald, A.Y.
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Imperatives and commands in Manambu

Oceanic Linguistics
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1353/ol.2016.0028
EID:

2-s2.0-85006070883

Part of ISSN: 15279421 00298115
Contributors: Aikhenvald, A.Y.
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Alexandra Aikhenvald via Scopus - Elsevier

The Grammar of Knowledge: a cross-linguistic typology

2016 | Book
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

Language contact and word structure

2016-04-19 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1075/slcs.173.13aik
Contributors: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
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Body, mind, and spirit: what makes up a person in Manambu

Studies in Language
2015 | Journal article
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

Body, mind, and spirit: What makes up a person in Manambu

Studies in Language
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1075/sl.39.1.04aik
EID:

2-s2.0-84931837643

Part of ISSN: 15699978 03784177
Contributors: Aikhenvald, A.Y.
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Alexandra Aikhenvald via Scopus - Elsevier
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Brill's studies in language, cognition and culture

Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture
2015 | Book
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2-s2.0-85054886932

Part of ISSN: 18795420 18795412
Contributors: Aikhenvald, A.Y.; Dixon, R.M.W.; Enfield, N.J.
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Differential case in Yalaku

Oceanic Linguistics
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1353/ol.2015.0012
EID:

2-s2.0-84937896271

Part of ISSN: 15279421 00298115
Contributors: Aikhenvald, A.Y.
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Alexandra Aikhenvald via Scopus - Elsevier

Differential case in Yalaku

Oceanic Linguistics
2015 | Journal article
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

Distance, direction, and relevance: how to choose and use a demonstrative in Manambu

Anthropological Linguistics
2015 | Journal article
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

Distance, direction, and relevance: How to choose and use a demonstrative in manambu

Anthropological Linguistics
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1353/anl.2015.0003
EID:

2-s2.0-84959536556

Part of ISSN: 00035483
Contributors: Aikhenvald, A.Y.
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Evidentials: their links with other grammatical categories

Linguistic Typology
2015 | Journal article
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

Evidentials: Their links with other grammatical categories

Linguistic Typology
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1515/lingty-2015-0008
EID:

2-s2.0-84943744199

Part of ISSN: 1613415X 14300532
Contributors: Aikhenvald, A.Y.
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Imperative and commands in language and society

NAS 2015: 42nd International Symposium of The National Academy of Sciences
2015 | Conference paper
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

The Art of Grammar: a practical guide

2015 | Book
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

'Double talk': parallel structures in Manambu songs, and their origin

Language & Linguistics in Melanesia
2014 | Journal article
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

Language contact and areal linguistics

How Languages Work: an introduction to language and linguistics
2014 | Book chapter
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

Language contact and language blend: Kumandene tariana of northwest amazonia

International Journal of American Linguistics
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1086/676394
EID:

2-s2.0-84904117390

Part of ISSN: 00207071
Contributors: Aikhenvald, A.Y.
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Alexandra Aikhenvald via Scopus - Elsevier

Language contact and language blend: Kumandene Tariana of Northwest Amazonia

International Journal of American Linguistics
2014 | Journal article
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

Living in many languages: linguistic diversity and multilingualism in Papua New Guinea

Language and Linguistics in Melanesia
2014 | Journal article
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

Manambu

How Languages Work: an introduction to language and linguistics
2014 | Book chapter
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

Negation in Tariana: a north Arawak perspective in the light of areal diffusion

Negation in Arawak Languages
2014 | Book chapter
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

Number and noun categorisation: a view from north-west Amazonia

Number - Constructions and Semantics: case studies from Africa, Amazonia, India and Oceania
2014 | Book chapter
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

On future in commands

Future Times, Future Tenses
2014 | Book chapter
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Alexandra Aikhenvald

The Grammar of Knowledge: a cross-linguistic typology

2014 | Book
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Alexandra Aikhenvald
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